Expected Current Affairs Quiz 19th October

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Expected Current Affairs Quiz 19th October

Que. 1

The Reserve Bank has recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information with the Central Bank of?

1.

UAE

2.

Australia

3.

Japan

4.

Singapore

5.

Maldives

Solution

Answer: The Reserve Bank has signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information with the Central Bank of UAE, United Arab Emirates. With this, the Reserve Bank has signed 29 such MoUs, one Letter for Supervisory Co-operation and one Statement of Co-operation.

Solution

Answer: NATO is launching its biggest military exercise in 13 years, ‘Trident Juncture 2015’, mobilizing 36,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from more than 30 countries to test the alliance's ability to respond to new security threats. Trident Juncture exercise 2015 will demonstrate that NATO’s capacity to deal with all types of conventional as well as modern warfares. The Sicilian city Trapani will be the operational center for the exercise in early November.

Solution

Answer: The Asian Civilisation Museum (ACM) is planning to return the sculpture after a series of discussions between Singapore's National Heritage Board (NHB) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).The sculpture dates back to the Chola dynasty and bears a likeness to the Hindu goddess, Uma Parameshwari, and is believed to have been stolen from a Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu.The Asian Civilisation Museum, under NHB's management, purchased the sculpture from the dubious dealer in 2007.

The Government has extended the validity of environment clearance (EC) to?

1.

2 years

2.

5 years

3.

7 years

4.

9 years

5.

10 years

Solution

Answer: The Government has extended the validity of environment clearance (EC) from five years to seven years. For extension of EC, an application should be filed before the regulatory authority within the validity period. The regulatory authority may also consult the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) or State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), as the case may be, for grant of such extension. It is mandatory to take environment clearance for execution of both ‘A’ and ‘B’ category projects in the country. The EC is granted after carefully assessing the environmental impact of a project and taking into account the environment management plan.

Tunnel Technology Institute, to enable training for technology unavailable in the country will be established at?

1.

Goa

2.

Delhi

3.

Lucknow

4.

Kolkata

5.

Mumbai

Solution

Answer: The Konkan Railway would establish a ‘Tunnel Technology Institute’ at Margao in Goa to enable training for the technology unavailable in the country. It will be the first such institution in the country and would be named after former Railway Minister George Fernandes who was instrumental in the construction of the Konkan Railway. The training imparted at the institute would be specially adapted to suit the geology of Indian subcontinent.

Bhaichung Bhutia, who is appointed as advisor for overall issues of game and the federation, is related to which sport?

1.

Athletics

2.

Hockey

3.

Football

4.

Tennis

5.

Badminton

Solution

Answer: Bhaichung Bhutia is an Indian footballer of Sikkimese-Bhutia descent who plays as a striker. Bhutia is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. All India Football Federation has appointed former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia as the advisor for overall issues of the game and the Federation. His advice will help in the development of the national team for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Bhutia is already the chairman of AIFF Technical Committee.

Solution

Answer: The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has constituted ‘All India Council of Sports’, headed by Prof V.K. Malhotra, being its President in the rank of Minister of State. This Council will have eminent sport personalities like Sachin Tendulkar, P.T. Usha, N. Kunjarani Devi ,P. Gopichand (Badminton), Shri Baichung Bhutia (Football)along with some eminent experts in the field of sports.The Council will be an advisory body for the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to advise the Ministry on matters relating to the promotion and development of sports in the country , welfare of sportsmen and various related issues.

Solution

Answer: On the recommendation of the National Blood Transfusion Council, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has modified National Blood Transfusion policy 2002.It has initiated two major initiatives for better utilisation of blood & blood components for safe blood and enhanced access to blood products. It will permit the transfer of blood from one blood bank to another. Now an exchange value of Rs.1600/- per litre of plasma has been fixed and the blood banks with surplus plasma can exchange it for consumables, equipments etc. or plasma derived products, as per their need.

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